West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. In 1965, they won the European Cup Winners Cup, and in 1999 the Intertoto Cup. They have also competed in the UEFA Cup. Outside of major competitions, the club took part in the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1975–76 and 1993–94.
History
West Ham first travelled into Europe to play football in 1921 when manager Syd King took the team to Spain where they played games against Real Madrid, Celta Vigo, Athletic Bilbao and Deportivo La Coruna.[1]
1964–65 Cup Winners Cup
Alan Sealey, 1965 Cup Winners' Cup final scorer
After winning the previous season's FA Cup, manager Ron Greenwood led West Ham into their first European campaign. Two goals from Alan Sealey saw West Ham win the competition against West German team TSV Munich 1860 before a 100,000 crowd at Wembley on 19 May 1965.[2][3]
1965–66 Cup Winners Cup
After winning the previous season's Cup Winners' Cup West Ham began another campaign in the same competition losing in the semi-final to eventual winners, Borussia Dortmund.[4]
1975–76 Anglo-Italian Cup
Despite being involved in a Cup Winners' Cup campaign West Ham participated in the Anglo-Italian Cup. Two games were played with West Ham losing both 1-0.[5]
1975–76 Cup Winners Cup
Winners of the 1975 FA Cup, West Ham, now managed by John Lyall, again entered the Cup Winners' Cup eventually losing in the final to Anderlecht.[6]
1980–81 Cup Winners Cup
Winners of the 1980 FA Cup, West Ham a Second Division team, start another European campaign in the Cup Winners' Cup. Crowd violence broke out in the first-leg away in the Bernabéu Stadium to Castilla in which one West Ham fan was killed.[7] West Ham were ordered to play the return leg at least 300 kilometers from Upton Park. After an appeal they were allowed to play at home resulting in the playing of "the Ghost Match" behind closed doors in the return leg at Upton Park with no fans in attendance.[8] 3-1 down from the first-leg, West Ham won the second-leg 5-1, still their record score in European football.[9] West Ham lost in the quarter-finals to eventual winners, Dynamo Tbilisi.[10]
1992–93 Anglo-Italian Cup
The revival of the Anglo-Italian Cup for the 1992–93 campaign saw West Ham, under the management of Billy Bonds, returned to European Competition for the first time since 1981.[11] The competition failed to attract interest from fans with attendances as low as 800 away to Cosenza and 1,639 at Cremonese.[12]
1999 Intertoto Cup
Following their 5th place in the previous season's Premier League,[13] West Ham, now managed by Harry Redknapp, entered the Intertoto Cup. Following a two-leg final against Metz[14] in which they were 1-0 down from the home leg, West Ham won the away leg 3-1 at Saint-Symphorien Stadium with goals by Trevor Sinclair, Frank Lampard and Paulo Wanchope.[15] West Ham therefore qualified for the UEFA Cup as one of the three winners of the competition for that season.[16]
1999–2000 UEFA Cup
As winners of the 1999 Intertoto Cup West Ham gained entry to the 1999-2000 UEFA Cup. West Ham lasted only four games after losing the away leg to Steaua Bucharest, 2-0,[17] a 0-0 home draw saw West Ham exit the competition.[18]
2006–07 UEFA Cup
T-shirt with Mafia slogan
Palermo and West Ham players line-up before the game in
PalermoAs runners-up in the 2006 FA Cup West Ham, now managed by Alan Pardew, gained entry to the 2006-07 UEFA Cup playing only two games before being eliminated.[19][20] Violence involving West Ham supporters was again in evidence. Twenty West Ham fans appeared in an Italian court following their arrest after fights with rival supporters in Sicily before and after West Ham's game against Palermo in the away leg of their 2006-07 UEFA Cup game. At the home leg fans had bought T-shirts bearing the slogan "The Mafia" – a reference to Sicily being the home of the Cosa Nostra. This was seen as antagonistic by Palermo fans. Six West Ham fans, six police officers and five locals suffered minor injuries in fighting in Sicily. Rival fans threw bottles and chairs in the city's Teatro Massimo district. 500 people were involved in the brawl and police officers were attacked. It took police in riot gear more than an hour to bring the violence under control. An eyewitness said, "West Ham fans behaved like animals, roaming the streets, bottles in hand searching for anyone to fight".[21] More than 2,500 West Ham fans travelled to Palermo for the game.[22]
Overall record
All-time Goal Scorers in Major European Competitions
Below are all-time scorers in major UEFA club competitions.[23][24][25][26][27][28]
Key
Johnny Byrne West Ham's equal top scorer in European football
| Ranking |
Name |
CWC |
UEL |
Total |
| 1 |
 Byrne, JohnnyJohnny Byrne |
6 |
0 |
6 |
| 1 |
Cross, DavidDavid Cross |
6 |
0 |
6 |
| 3 |
Dear, BrianBrian Dear |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| 3 |
Peters, MartinMartin Peters |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| 3 |
Robson, KeithKeith Robson |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| 6 |
Bonds, BillyBilly Bonds |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 6 |
Brooking, TrevorTrevor Brooking |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 6 |
Jennings, BillyBilly Jennings |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 6 |
Sealey, AlanAlan Sealey |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 6 |
Sissons, JohnnyJohnny Sissons |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 6 |
Taylor, AlanAlan Taylor |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 12 |
Goddard, PaulPaul Goddard |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 12 |
Holland, PatPat Holland |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 12 |
Hurst, GeoffGeoff Hurst |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 12 |
Paddon, GrahamGraham Paddon |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 16 |
Bond, JohnJohn Bond |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 16 |
Boyce, RonnieRonnie Boyce |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 16 |
Brabrook, PeterPeter Brabrook |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 16 |
 Di Canio, PauloPaulo Di Canio |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 16 |
 Foe, Marc VivienMarc Vivien Foe |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 16 |
Kitson, PaulPaul Kitson |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 16 |
Lampard, FrankFrank Lampard |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 16 |
Lampard Snr., FrankFrank Lampard Snr. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 16 |
Pearson, StuartStuart Pearson |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 16 |
Pike, GeoffGeoff Pike |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 16 |
Ruddock, NeilNeil Ruddock |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 16 |
 Stewart, RayRay Stewart |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 16 |
 Wanchope, PauloPaulo Wanchope |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 16 |
Own Goal |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
58 |
6 |
64 |
Non-UEFA competitions
Notes
- ↑ Lost 2-3 on penalties
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